Dubravko Mataković (illustrator)


Dubravko Mataković is a Croatian illustrator best known for his grotesque comic books.
Mataković was born in Ivankovo near Vinkovci, and graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts, University of Zagreb in 1983. He has published comics since 1984. His work was published in the newspapers Nedjeljna Dalmacija, Jutarnji list, as well as children's newspapers Smib and Modra lasta.
In 2003, Mataković co-founded heavy metal band called Septica, that published an eponymous album Septica for Aquarius Records in 2006.
The city theatre in Vinkovci produced a play based on Mataković's strip characters, in which Mataković himself produced the scene, costumes and most of the music.